THREAD: Sen. @RandPaul on Fauci, Wuhan lab: “Without question, NIH funds gain-of-function labs.” Says there are 11 in the US, one in North Carolina that “has been working with the Wuhan Institute for 5 years.”
More Sen. Paul: “Taking deadly viruses in a lab and trying to make them more transmitable to humans is a terrible idea. The NIH did fund the Wuhan lab. If you look at the money trail, it went from (EcoHealth Alliance) to Wuhan lab.”
Sen. Paul on Fauci: “If you look at the scientific description of what the Wuhan lab is doing, it’s gain-of-function. I do believe Dr. Fauci lied…He did this because he doesn’t want any blame attached for the possible creation of (COVID-19).”
Sen. Paul: “I’m more than willing to defend any information we put forward. The fact that Dr. Baric and Dr. Zhengli were working together enhancing viruses, making them more transmittable is incontestable.”
Sen. Paul continues: “I think Fauci is very sensitive on this point because I don’t think they want to accept any culpability for funding that Wuhan Institute.”
Paul’s answers came in response to me asking him about this back and forth
THREAD: Just asked Sen. @BillHagertyTN, former US Ambassador to Japan, some foreign policy questions
On adversaries in general: “Nation after nation are attempting to test America under this new administration. They’re trying to see if we’ll hold our resolve. We had a strong foreign policy in the previous administration. There’s a concerted effort to test (Biden’s) resolve.”
.@BillHagertyTN on China: “They are predatory in their behavior militarily, diplomatically, economically and technologically. This should come as no surprise that they’re testing the new administration.”
So am I. I’ve interviewed her since she’s been in office and she was the first member of Congress to condemn Frontier Airlines for kicking a Hasidic family off a flight. She isn’t an anti-Semite. Stop gaslighting and making “as a” proclamations
THREAD: statement from @senatemajldr: “On Monday, I intend to obtain a consent agreement for the Senate to meet in pro forma sessions for the next two weeks. Previously-scheduled floor activity will be rescheduled until after October 19th."
“The important work of the Senate’s committees can & will continue as each committee sees fit. The Senate Judiciary Committee will convene on October 12 as Chairman Graham has scheduled to begin confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court."
"The Senate’s floor schedule will not interrupt the thorough, fair, and historically supported confirmation process previously laid out by Chairman Graham."